The Labor enquirer., 1887-04-30
KNOCKED OUT!
Some Interesting Reading from
the Chicago Capitalist
Press.
LABOR 'RR-0RGAHEArI0H.'
"Tonny" Morgan, the Red-Plag Leader
Se-Called, Has . "Waterles"
(fer the .Boedlers)
Frsm The Chicago 7.loune, April lsi

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Frsm the Chicago Tsibxne, April Isi
The Socialists captured yesterday
mornings session Of the Cook county po
liticai assembly, the advisory COMMITTEES
committee of the United Labor party
Ever since the election We have loudly
hollered that Tommy" Morgan would
meet his Waterloo at this meeting. In.
stead of going down to defeat he had
Everything his own way and demonstrated
that the Central Labor Union and the So
cialists can, when they desire, manipulate
the party TO their own sweet wills. About
100 delegates were present when Secreta-
ry Wheeler called the assembly to order.
L. 8. Oliver was elected chairman.
7. J. Morgan opened the bail upon the
reorganization of the party. II uuder-
stand that a change is wanted" said Nor
gan. II am told that new blood should be
infused into the party. There are some
points in our plan of organization that
are wrong" He moved that a committee
of seven be appointed TO revise the plan
Of Organization. Mr.. Baudry moved as a
substitute that the committee be composed
of eleven. Delegate Larimie of Hyde Park
made bitter attack upon Morgan and
his friends. Alderman-elect E. D. Con-
nor supported the old plan of organiza-
ton, declaring that it was foolish to pay
any attention to the press, and then pro-
oeeded to defend Morgan. The democrats
had 1t all fixed to capture the last conven-
ton, when Morgan and the Central Labor
Union broke up the scheme.
After considerable talk the previous
question was ordered. Morgan claimed
the right to close the debate, but was over
ruled by the chair, the decision not being
sustained. Morgan then took the floor
and proceeded to score his enemies. He
said:
II anyone should come in here with a
sore head it is myself. Amid shower of
abuse and slander have remained silent.
1t Is now time for me to speak. I am
called schemer, plotter and an organiz-
er Of the Central Labor Union. The Cen
tral Labor Union is accused of threaten
ing to bolt the convention. They did.
They would have bolted if a republican
or democrat had been put in nomination.
Last fall when the IL, 800 votes we're cast
and the McAboodle crowd driven to the
wall the war was started upon me. They
tried to down me when fusion was in the
air, when the desperate democracy were
plotting and planning to have our conven-
ton indorse Harrison or Pendergast. The
Central Labor Union stopped that vile
| scheme. They called series meetings
and aroused the people upon the danger
ahead. II there was no danger of fusion
why the cry against the Central Labor
Unions Before the convention / called
them together and explained thesituation.
Ny speech had to be translated to them.
soft snap you would have had with them
in the convention without me, their mouth
piece, to direct their forces. We whipped
your conservatives out of your boots and
can do it again. The morning Of the con-
vention l called another caucus. Who
were there? Forty Knights of Labor.
They decided to support the minority re-
port. We went into the convention. You
elected your chairman, McLogan. He ap-
pointed the the committee on platform:
four Irishmen and myself. They had no
platform. l had. Fred Long read it
and not a man offered an objection to its
principles. You nominated two men f. T
mayor. / nominated Robert Nelson. He
was nominated by the convention. What
is the matter with Nelsons Thirty-three
candidates were nominated and only three
of them were Socialists. Look at their
records in the past and tell me what is
the matter with them. In the face of odds
such as no party ever faced before We went
TO the polls and cast 24,000 votes. Press,
pulpit, police, plunder and the combined
influence Of capitalism and corruption
were against us. Look at your oonserva-
tives. You nominated ticket at Phila-
delphia and kicked the Socialists out. You
received 1,500 out Of $4,000 votes. In
Boston you did the same and received
5000 votes. In Milwaukee, under the
the leadership Of Grottkau, who was just
out of jail, the Socialists swept the city
against both old parties combined. That
is the record. You want TO get us ont and
turn the party over to the reorganized
democracy. We will not get out, but will
step aside and let you run the party to
suit yourselves. But We shall keep close
watch upon your actions, and If you do
the right thing you can count upon the
solid support of the Central Labor Union;
| il YOU do the wrong one, not.
Baudry's substitute making the COM
mittee eleven instead Of seven was car
ried unanimously. Seventeen delegates
we're put in nomination, the following be-
ing elected: Charles 7. Seib, George A.
Schilling, Paul Ehmann, A. N. GLASGOW,
Louis Engel, Jacob winnan, Mrs. E. NJ.
Bolles, F. ]. Mcintosh, John 7. Neller,
Chris Larson and Robert Swallow.
Oscar E. Leman offered resolution de-
nouncing the Chicago Star, and rsafhrm-
ing the resolutions passed BY the com
mittee of twenty-five. Chairman Oliver
II left the chair and attempted defense Of
editors Sceets and Detwiler. W. G. Mar
shall said the paper was crooked and he
could prove it. The resolutions were al
most unanimously passed and the confer
snce adjourned.